diff --git a/addons/es6-modules.js b/addons/es6-modules.js
index 3a2c2fd..5d388a5 100644
--- a/addons/es6-modules.js
+++ b/addons/es6-modules.js
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ module.exports = {
         // Rule to control usage of strict mode directives
         // comment: code inside es6 modules is under strict mode by default, so it's not necessary
         'strict': [2, 'never'],
-        // Enforce require() on top-level module scope
-        // comment: since we are using es6 modules, one will be using import instead of require but we still allow using inline require
-        'global-require': 0,
         // Rule to warn the use of import when the es6-modules addon is activated.
         // comment: This should be a warning instead of an error because there are still cases when we must use require.
         'prefer-import/prefer-import-over-require': 1,
diff --git a/addons/jest.js b/addons/jest.js
index d949794..c519b0b 100644
--- a/addons/jest.js
+++ b/addons/jest.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ module.exports = {
     }, {
         'files': testFilePatterns,
         'rules': {
-            'global-require': 0,
             'prefer-import/prefer-import-over-require': 0,
         },
     }],
diff --git a/rules/node.js b/rules/node.js
index 87176f5..8a9431a 100644
--- a/rules/node.js
+++ b/rules/node.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module.exports = {
         // Require return statements after callbacks
         'callback-return': 0,
         // Require require() calls to be placed at top-level module scope
-        'global-require': 1,
+        'global-require': 0,
         // Enforces error handling in callbacks
         'handle-callback-err': 1,
         // Disallow require calls to be mixed with regular variable declarations
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
index 208c39b..c33bb99 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
@@ -874,12 +874,6 @@ Array [
 
 exports[`should pass on fixtures/rules/node/node.js 1`] = `
 Array [
-  Object {
-    "column": 21,
-    "line": 20,
-    "rule": "global-require",
-    "severity": 1,
-  },
   Object {
     "column": 5,
     "line": 27,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/rules/node/node.js b/test/fixtures/rules/node/node.js
index 91d98d6..5ec6b07 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/rules/node/node.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/rules/node/node.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 
 // `global-require` - require require() calls to be placed at top-level module scope
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Disencouraged
+// Not active
 (function () {
     const someDep = require('some-dep');
 })();